KMPD locates vehicle responsible for fatal hit-and-run incident
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Staff Reports | City of Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain, NC — At approximately 7:52 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, a call was received by the Kings Mountain Police Department’s Telecommunications Office reporting motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian struck.
Upon arrival at the scene, responding officers determined that a fatality had occurred as the result of a hit-andrun incident. The victim has been identified as “Kenneth Ray Mills, age 83”. Notification of next of kin has been made.
The Kings Mountain Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit responded to assist with the ongoing investigation. Patrol officers and detectives immediately began an extensive and coordinated effort to develop leads, including canvassing the surrounding area for video surveillance, identifying potential witnesses, and collecting all available physical and digital evidence.
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Through this investigative process, officers were able to identify a suspected vehicle described as a dark gray minivan, possibly a Chrysler Pacifica, year unknown. Detectives continued to utilize all available technological resources, including surveillance review, investigative databases, and interagency information sharing, in an effort to positively identify the vehicle and its possible location.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, as a result of the diligent and persistent investigative work conducted by Kings Mountain Police investigators, information was developed that led detectives to a residence located at 302 Sumter Street in Clover, South Carolina. Detectives, working in close coordination with the Clover Police Department and the York County Sheriff’s Office, obtained and executed a search warrant at that location in connection with the fatal hit-and-run investigation.
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